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cleolinda ([personal profile] cleolinda) wrote2010-04-03 09:29 pm

WE DO NOT SPEAK OF IT

So let's talk about the last few days:

Lizzie is being fussy, and I can't figure out why. Mostly I'm having problems with Firefox, which did put out a new version recently. I'll try to right-click for some reason, and the menu will try to come up, but I'll only see a bit of an outline, I can't really get to any of the choices. The same with the drop-down menus. But it's weird--I'll restart Firefox, clear the cache and all, and everything will be fine... but then, ten minutes later, I start having right-click problems again. I ran an AVG virus scan; nothing. I tried to run an error check on the hard drive itself; computer told me "recently installed software" was preventing that from running. I don't really know what to do. That, and TweetDeck sometimes freezes when I try to open it--other times it doesn't. I can't figure out what caused the initial problem was, but I'm afraid it's going to have some kind of domino effect. And the computer not being able to run an error check makes me really uneasy. Part of me want to know what the hell the problem is, and part of me is afraid to ask.

Also, my digital camera died. It's not the batteries. It's just dead. I do have the camera in my phone, I guess, but it doesn't focus well and sometimes colors come out weird (the pictures from April Fool's Day were taken in golden sunlight, and apparently my phone saw the need to put on a blue filter for no reason. Well, we did name it the iBella, I suppose that's why). I'm trying to get back to The Secret Life of Dolls, but some pictures are just going to be impossible because the camera's not good enough. We'll play it by ear.

More importantly, my mother's going to have her entire knee replaced. Turns out she didn't actually twist it at all--she had an x-ray, and the cartilage has just completely disintegrated (the phrase "bone on bone" was used, and I threw a full-body shudder). She's 57, but she's got "the knees of a 70-year-old." (Bad knees run in our family, and she's had problems--and surgery--before.) She was upset initially, but then brightened up: "I'll get a bionic knee and it won't hurt anymore!" Bless. So she's hobbling around in a brace now, on mild painkillers, until she can have the surgery--which might be months from now, because she will absolutely be off work for six weeks, and if it doesn't heal up right, she could be out for up to three months. She'd get paid for the first six weeks, but nothing after that. And she won't be able to drive at all, not for the first few weeks at least. I think she's going to try to have it in late June/early July, so I'm going to see if I can work through my panic attacks and get my driver's license by then. It sounds stupid, but--I know how to physically operate a car. I don't have to learn to drive; I have to learn to be able to drive, if that makes any sense. It's scary, but honestly, this might be the only way to make myself do it--having a concrete need to make it happen.

Meanwhile, tons of fun things on Tumblr. I had another Victorian/Goth day, and will probably have another one on Monday, then Mostly Stuff That Is Purple; for the weekend, we're going with flowers/pink/generally springtime. (I just look at what I've got in my drafts folder and try to grab 8-10 at a time that have some similarity. I just take an hour now and then, go browsing at various sites, throw some new drafts into the pile, and pick and choose later. Right now, I've got about 120 saved.)

Have answered two or three more Formspring questions--I try to keep chipping away at that backlog (54 unanswered, 422 answered. Yes, that means I have answered more than four hundred questions).

Also, we went and saw Clash of the Titans on Friday--here's how much Mom loves the original: we went to the first show on the first day it opened. She loved it. I thought it was the stupidest movie I've seen since Troy, which is to say: AWESOME. Oh my God. There is no scene that Ralph Fiennes is in that is not hilarious; Gemma Arterton is gorgeous (I hear Tonner has licenses for both this AND Prince of Persia, which I guess means they're going to have not one but two dolls of her); and Sam Worthington is like oatmeal. Boring, muscular oatmeal. SERIOUS oatmeal. VERY SERIOUS. As a heart attack, this oatmeal. I just really can't say anymore, though, because I'm trying to see if I can get A Thing out of it. I make no promises.



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[identity profile] greenglassemily.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 12:50 am (UTC)(link)
But he is such PRETTY OATMEAL! I didn't see Terminator twice because of intense!John Conner, you know. Agh, I hella wanna see that movie xp loved the original (mostly because there was a FLYING HORSE, but you know, details). Alas, I have school and don't know when I'll get the chance.

I'm sorry about your mom. I admire her "bionic knee" attitude, though!

[identity profile] snapdragon76.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
My mom has a similar sitch with her knee. She has almost the exact thing going on with her knee as your mom does with hers, only she's holding off on the knee replacement for now. So her doctor's been giving her steroid injections for the time being. She's almost 60 now and he feels she's too young for a full on replacement yet. We'll see how long she can hold out...

[identity profile] mysticowl.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
About Clash Of the Titans - was it just me or was Io's dress some sort of living thing that evolved into a new, larger, hairier form in every scene?

[identity profile] lunaspec-gimmy.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, that would explain how she managed so many outfit changes on the epic trek.

[identity profile] fading-october.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
My laptop is fairly new, and it's having that issue with firefox, but I just slog through it and it stops whining after a bit.

I totally know what you're saying about driving. That's my problem exactly.
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[identity profile] shiegra.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
Good heavens. I'll send best wishes her way, and I hope it actually gets taken care of and the hurt gotten rid of.

Knees

[identity profile] verabang.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 12:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I may have missed some things along the way, so please forgive me. Does your mom have a job that requires her to be on her feet all the time, or other health issues? Many people I know who have knee replacement (like my GM, who had both knees replaced when she was 75!) are up and on the move within days! Obviously, not running marathons, but there is hope that your mom will not have as painful a recovery as she may fear.

[identity profile] jaytshade.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I totally understand where you're coming from with the whole not driving thing. I just got my license this august, at the ripe old age of 20, for the same reasons you've described. I was sweating hard that entire test.

I don't know if it will help you, but I avoided freeways for a long while, and drove in neighborhoods and backstreets to get used to driving before I took on main, busy roads. I eased myself into it and I don't get panic attacks very often when driving anymore.

[identity profile] celtic-songster.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Prayers and good luck to your mom, that sounds awful. I agree with the full body shudder.

I'm waiting to see Clash until it's at a cheap cinema. Funny though it may be, I can't justify paying good money for it. Even if Liam Neeson sparkles.

Which, speaking of which, I got stuck behind a van the other day while driving that had one of those license plate frames people get when they feel I need to know more about them. It was pink with sparkly letters on it that said "WARNING: I DRIVE LIKE A CULLEN."
Not knowing how Cullens drive, I felt it was an inadequate warning and chuckled to myself because I thought of you and your commentaries. So glad I'm out of the Twilight loop.

[identity profile] greedyskunk.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you're able to conquer your fear of driving. I've had my license for 16 years now, but haven't really driven much for the last three years due to a lack of a car. Once a year I'll rent one and drive from my little Oregon town to the relative big citiness of Sacramento, CA (pop. 400,000+). Even experienced drivers can be intimidated by a lot of cars on the freeway!

My advice to you is to just take it slow. Like others have mentioned, start out in huge empty parking lots and avoid congested areas. Maybe you'll find that driving isn't all that bad. One thing I do miss about driving (and why I'm now considering getting a car again) is driving for the sake of driving. It's quite fun to decide to go left instead of right and find out where that untraveled road goes. Singing along to the radio and watching the country speed by, perhaps finding interesting sights or stores...that's where I can find bliss.

[identity profile] lunaspec-gimmy.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I saw Clash of the Titans two days ago in 2D because I'm too cheap to pay for the 3D, and about five minutes in I was pretty clear about how the film was going to go. Only Sam Worthington using his native accent and the fact that it has swords in it kept me awake. May I just observe that Zeus's armour may actually have been reused from the Tin Man. I hope that your mum's knee actually turns out to be bionic because knees are tricky and yet fascinating things.

[identity profile] jwdmeow.livejournal.com 2010-04-05 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
So... I'm supposed to learn how to drive this summer, too (as in practice parallel parking and actually take the damn test), so my mother thought it would be funny to send me this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH0-wlh70d8&feature=related. We are not amused.

[identity profile] thatjennyj.livejournal.com 2010-04-06 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
best wishes to your mom, she sounds optimistic about the bionic knee. :)

on a small positive observation about the driving anxiety, it's a good thing you don't live in western Washington. Driving in the rain can be very terrifying, and it makes it worse that the people who live here don't even know how to drive in it!

[identity profile] heero.livejournal.com 2010-04-06 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been having slow-down issues a lot with the latest version of Firefox. Makes me a sad panda. :(

Also, my mom has had both her knees replaced (same problem -- bone on bone awfulness) in the past 2-3 years.. if your mom is doing the same thing, she should be fine, just make ABSOLUTELY SURE she does her rehab stuff to the letter, or it won't heal properly. My dad had to push my mom to do her stuff (she had to put her leg in this machine that bent her leg at the knee over and over again to strengthen up the muscles), so it could be rough.

[identity profile] dolfairy173.livejournal.com 2010-04-06 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Best thing about Clash of the Titans: They had the ACTUAL Bubo from the original ^_^ Though it says something about the movie, that THAT is the best part.

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